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Earhart's Private Life
Earhart's Fame
Her Flying
Vocabulary: nouns
Vocabulary: verbs and adjectives
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In 1897
When was Earhart born?
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Lady Lindy
Who was Amelia Earhart?
100
In 1920
When did Earhart begin flying?
100
a young girl who likes rough activities
What does "tomboy" mean?
100
extra (adjectives)
What does "spare" mean?
200
Putnam
Who was her husband? Who was the public relations man who fell in love with Earhart?
200
In 1928
When did Earhart receive a call from a public relations firm?
200
The Friendship Flight
What was the flight across the Atlantic called?
200
an adventurer; a risk-taker
What does "daredevil" mean?
200
when you can make extra money from something (adjective)
What does "profitable" mean?
300
She enlisted as a nurse
What did Earhart do when World War I came about?
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Because she was an adventurer and a pilot like Lindberg.
Why did she get the nickname of "Lady Lindy"?
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June 8, 1928
When was the Friendship Flight scheduled?
300
a strong feeling to do something
What does "determination" mean?
300
to make a strong promise to yourself (verb)
What does "vow" mean?
400
About money
What were the problems in her marriage about?
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to help other women flyers.
How did Earhart use her celebrity status?
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Why did she see herself as a sack of potatoes?
Because she was just a passenger. Or, because she did not do any actual flying.
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appointments; public appearances
What does "engagements" mean?
400
to sign up for the military (verb)
What does "enlist" mean?
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to make more money to keep up the luxurious life.
Why did Earhart keep making the flying trips? Or, Why was it up to Earhart to do another profitable flight?
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Because she was a woman and Americans needed a hero.
Why did Earhart become famous after the Friendship Flight even though she did not fly the plane?
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She saw them in the war and was amazed at them.
How did Earhart become interested in airplanes?
500
smoke or smelly gas that you can't see
What does "fumes" mean?
500
aware, thinking about something (adjective)
What does "conscious" mean?